Boudreau’s 08 season was one of the best I’ve ever seen though. He took over the Caps the day after Thanksgiving and they were last in the entire NHL. They ended up winning the division.

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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:53:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219270Advance stats people do not watch the actual games . . .
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:35:34 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219200No, great regular season coach. That’s it. I loved it when the Flyers booted them in OT in 2008.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:02:47 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219199To be considered elite in my book you have to have playoff success. Until then he is a great regular season coach.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 05:52:33 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219177No way, but he has proven he is a good coach with the Ducks.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 04:39:58 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219173He has an elite regular season record, that much is clear. The problem is that his teams have generally struggled in the playoffs, and when they have won it hasn’t been pretty. I don’t think he can be considered elite until he shows an ability to get his teams to win in the playoffs, and win convincingly.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 02:19:21 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219163I suppose this depends on the definition of elite. He’s certainly not an elite strategist. That said, by “letting the boys play” he has gotten a lot out of the teams he’s coached.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:35:38 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219158No.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:06:27 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219155I wouldn’t say he’s elite, but he’s certainly one of the better coaches in the league. I’d put him in the same arena as Laviolette- good, not great. And I think he may have a tough year without Ryan and Selanne (possibly). I’d agree with those advanced stats ppl that the Ducks success was kinda flukey in a weird, short season. Can’t predict the future but IMO they’re not a surefire playoff team.
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Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:03:23 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219150Never ways, and never will be. He failed miserably in Washington, and won’t do any better in Anaheim.
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Sat, 10 Aug 2013 23:52:44 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219149Yes
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Sat, 10 Aug 2013 23:50:38 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2291661#comment-219147I’m a die hard Caps fan, and I still love Gabby, but I can’t consider him elite until he proves he can win in the postseason. Those Caps teams he had were easily good enough to make the conference finals if not more, yet he never got out of the second round. Not good enough to be considered elite…….yet
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